Looking for places to buy ammo in the Vancouver, Clark County, NE Portland areas. Ive been to Bi-Mart, Sportsmans Wharehouse, Big 5, Fishermans Marine, and Wal Mart and had some luck. But obviously the supply vs the demand is not in my favor right now when it comes to 9mm. Is there anywhere else that I should be checking. Big box store or small shop. I'm new to firearms ownership and not familiar with everywhere in the area that I can go.

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Ya, but they have been getting it in on a regular basis. I have gunbot running all of the time in recent months looking for .223/5.56 & I have picked up about 3000rds from AIM since February. I coulda gotten a lot more from them, but I ain't got that much money!

What are people's thoughts on remanufactured ammo? I see remanufactured and all I think of is recapped tires. I drive truck and there is a night and day between the safety and reliability of new and recapped tires. Just wondering if the remanufactured ammo is the same thing?

Just leave a browser window open for each caliber you want to shoot and set the price you're willing to pay, per round. It'll alert you when they hit -- but you need to be quick about it. Any dilly dallying and you'll very likely miss the price.

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What does DHS have to do with anything?

Or do you seriously think DHS is stopping by your local Walmart buying up the ammo as it hits the shelf?

I don't think that's what he's saying. The idea isn't that the civilian ammo is being gobbled up -- it's that their orders are massive and are consuming the manufacturing companies resources. They're so buy making it for the gov't that can't keep up with demand for civilians...

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So what everyone is saying is that the internet is the best place to find ammo.

Best place to find it if you're looking for decent quantities. But you have to consider shipping in your price...

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What are people's thoughts on remanufactured ammo? I see remanufactured and all I think of is recapped tires. I drive truck and there is a night and day between the safety and reliability of new and recapped tires. Just wondering if the remanufactured ammo is the same thing?

Everyone's got their opinion. I personally don't mind shooting it when it comes from a reputable source. I've bought and shot many thousands with little to no trouble at all...

I don't think that's what he's saying. The idea isn't that the civilian ammo is being gobbled up -- it's that their orders are massive and are consuming the manufacturing companies resources. They're so buy making it for the gov't that can't keep up with demand for civilians...

the government isn't buying any more ammo then they normally do. EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THE problem in as soon as anything hits the shelf some dude is buying it.

Watch the video of Steve Hornady explaining the current mess we have gotten our selves into.

I don't think that's what he's saying. The idea isn't that the civilian ammo is being gobbled up -- it's that their orders are massive and are consuming the manufacturing companies resources. They're so buy making it for the gov't that can't keep up with demand for civilians...

the government isn't buying any more ammo then they normally do. EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THE problem is as soon as anything hits the shelf some dude is buying it.

Watch the video of Steve Hornady explaining the current mess we have gotten our selves into.

From what I have seen the demand is really low... Everywhere I go people have ammo out the butt hole, but prices are still triple what they normally are and they still have buy limits. Personally I just wont buy ammo for triple the price and be limited to one box.....

Dick's prices were always terrible. Same with Big 5. I don't expect that to ever change.

Walmart did seem to raise their prices a little bit, and the gun stores certainly did. Online seems to be the way to go, as long as you are buying in sufficient quantity to offset the shipping costs.

The last ammo buy I did got held up... Took 3 weeks to arrive. I ordered around 1000 rounds and 500 rounds of .45ACP. Kind of wonder why it got "held up" by UPS. I called them and they wouldn't give me an answer. I really think they are watching the amount of ammo people are purchasing now.

I could just be using my conspiracy theory side of my brain haha. Maybe I need to drink more of my shine and relax...........

1.2 Billion rounds seems like a ton of ammo, but when you think about relative numbers, it isn't that much. ~300 million poeple in this country, lets say generously 150 Mil own guns. A good majority of those people own .22s, but let's just say 50 Mil.

1.2 Billion / 50 Million = 24 rounds per .22 owner. How many of you have shot more than 24 rounds of .22 this year.

Granted, not this is all ballpark, and most of the people who "own" guns probably don't ever shoot them, at least not regularly, but with everything else being so expensive, more and more people turn to .22lr for practice, so it is not really all that surprising that it is still the hardest to find. It does suck though.

Where ever the ammo is going it is not to the local sporting goods stores. I have two friends that own shops. They repeatedly order and do not get ammo delivered. One local shop has not seen a single round of CCI mini-mags or Singers in nearly two years, even though they have a standing order. It is impossible to purchase to hoard if the product never makes it to retail. I have seen the ammo makers videos and read their responses to the problem but the fact is, at least in my area, they are not delivering the product to the retail outlets.

I can't speak for all gun shows, but the Puyallup gun show always has ammo, tons of it, and decent prices. Well except .22 that's still in short supply. Some of the small booths are still trying to charge outrageous prices, but the bulk places are where it's at.

Saturday I picked up a 1000 rounds of S&B 115gn 9mm for $274. That works out to $13.75 a box. Most gun stores around here are charging $15 a box, IF they even have any, and then there is typically a limit or 1 or 2 boxes per customer.

They had pallets of the most common pistol & rifle cables. IIRC .223 was about $400/1000 for 55gn FMJ.

I can't speak for all gun shows, but the Puyallup gun show always has ammo, tons of it, and decent prices. Well except .22 that's still in short supply. Some of the small booths are still trying to charge outrageous prices, but the bulk places are where it's at.

Saturday I picked up a 1000 rounds of S&B 115gn 9mm for $274. That works out to $13.75 a box. Most gun stores around here are charging $15 a box, IF they even have any, and then there is typically a limit or 1 or 2 boxes per customer.

They had pallets of the most common pistol & rifle cables. IIRC .223 was about $400/1000 for 55gn FMJ.

I need to make it to these gun shows... Haven't been to one in Puyallup yet.